May 2018 Americana, Railroad, Mining, & More Auction

Auction Details

Welcome to our May 2018 auction! This four-day sale has close to 3,000 lots in the following collecting categories: Native Americana, Cowboy & Western, Mining, Tokens, Numismatics, Bottles, General Americana, Railroadiana, and a large Bargain/Dealer Specials section.

Highlights include:

*Our first offering of tokens from a prominent Texas Collection.

*A new batch of railroad passes from the Potter Collection.

*A Mining section that features a new group of territorial Nevada stock certificates as well as rare California, Montana, Arizona, and Colorado pieces.

*A Cowboy section with spurs, bits, ephemera, and two incredible Pawnee Bill Wild West Show posters.

*Baskets, pottery, jewelry, rugs, points, art, and more in our Native Americana section.

*California soda bottles and rare Nevada medicine bottles.

*Numismatics incl. US and world coins, currency, scrip, medals, and other exonumia.

*Ephemera from the Al Adams Collection, Potter Collection, and Prag Collection including early US and world maps; Montana fort & Indian trader documents & early Montana mining pieces; early Idaho documents; Western postcards and postal history with a focus on Arizona; plus rare pieces from California, Nevada, Oregon, and more.

*A large Bargain/Dealer Section featuring both entry-level collectibles and large dealer lots ideal for resale. Our philosophy for this section is to help beginning collectors start their collections and to restock dealer inventories, therefore helping grow the collecting community as a whole.

Full Auction Schedule

Day One (May 7th, 2018) (Lots 1000-1734)
Native Americana (1000-1172)
Baskets
Pottery
Jewelry
Rugs & Weavings
Beadwork & Clothing
Points, Tools, & Weaponry
Art
Ephemera & Books
Cowboy & Western (1173-1264)
Spurs
Bits
Clothing
Buffalo Bill / Pawnee Bill
Ephemera
Mining (1265-1734)
Artifacts (Lighting, Signs, Explosives, Hard Goods)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort)


Day Two (May 8th, 2018) (Lots 2000-2754)
Tokens (2000-2249)
Numismatics (2250-2379)
Medals
Coins
Currency & Scrip
Ephemera
World’s Fairs & Expositions (2380-2406)
Gaming (2407-2431)
Bottles (2432-2654)
Insulators
Soda
Medicine
Misc.
Saloon, Brewing, Cigar, & Tobacco (2655-2718)
Beer & Brewing
Cigar & Tobacco
Jewelry (2719-2754)

Day Three (May 9th, 2018) (Lots 3000-3730)
General Americana

Day Four (May 10th, 2018) (Lots 4000-4752)
Railroadiana (4000-4189)
Passes
Ephemera
Bargains & Dealer Specials (4190-4752)
Gen. Americana
Mining
Numismatics
Tokens
Railroad
Postal


SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing, based on the size and weight of your purchase. All shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. If additional shipping and handling costs are required, the buyer will be reinvoiced for the balance due. Items are not shipped until the invoice is completely paid. Many buyers purchase a number of lots. Every effort will be made to include all lots in a single shipping charge calculated to cover the weight and size of the package(s). NOTE: Some shipments (of unusual size, dimension, or weight) may require sp...
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Arizona Native American Attractions Brochures and Postcards1140 - Arizona Native American Attractions Brochures and Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Assortment of 6 Native American and Maiden Rock postcards with 2 RPC's and 2 souvenir postcards packets, most interesting is chromlitho uniforme...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Wintun Tribe, Yolo County Artifacts1141 - Wintun Tribe, Yolo County Artifacts
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wintun artifacts: net weights, fish hooks, Gorges, whistles, scrapers, awls. Lot includes chert, bone, stone. Great collection of tools. Mounted on r
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to t*****d for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Wintun, Yolo County Artifacts1142 - Wintun, Yolo County Artifacts
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Artifacts include: fossilized bone fragment; awls; plummets; game pieces; rare California acorn atlatl spurs (attached to an atlatl, the spear thrower
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to t*****d for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
 
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Photograph of Indian at Salmon City1143 - Photograph of Indian at Salmon City
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Salmon City, commonly just called Salmon, was laid out in 1867. Photograph is 3.25 x 3.25". Frame 5 x 5". Hardware and Millinery store can...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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1888 Indian Territory Cover to the Chief of the Cherokee Nation1144 - 1888 Indian Territory Cover to the Chief of the Cherokee Nation
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cover from Dr. B.F. Fortner (?) of Vinita, Indian Territory to Hon. Joel B. Mayes, Chief of the Cherokee Nation, Tahlequa, Ind. Terr. Envelope has Oc
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to c********3 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Three Native American Items - Including Fire Sticks1145 - Three Native American Items - Including Fire Sticks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Fire Stock. 4.5". Round. Charcoal from staring fire still visible. 2) Fire Stick? Long. 7". Fire residue seems present. 3) Round. 2&quo...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to t*****d for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Cabinet Card of Sitting Bull's Cabin Plus One Other Photograph1146 - Cabinet Card of Sitting Bull's Cabin Plus One Other Photograph
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) Cabinet card of Sitting Bull's Cabin at Standing Rock, South Dakota .c.1890. Shows 6 men, some armed, posing outside of log cabin. ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to p********k for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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5 Different Native American Photos1147 - 5 Different Native American Photos
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c. 1950's 8" x 10" black and white photos depicting several tepees in a camping area (this photo has some light water spots), 3 photos...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Native American Encounter Illustration from Harper's Weekly1148 - Native American Encounter Illustration from Harper's Weekly
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Titled "Suspicious Guests" this illustration shows an American Indian man in conversation with a group of white settlers on a snowy day. I...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Native American Group1149 - Native American Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two vintage collectible photo lithography printing plates. Positive images of Indians. Also in this group are two small metal statues of kachina dance
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to C*****4 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Minoan Art and Archaeology with 10 Photos1150 - Minoan Art and Archaeology with 10 Photos
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 pages from Art and Archaeology possibly May-June 1934, A Minoan Gold Treasure. 10.75" x 7.75". 10 black and white photos of Minoan art o...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Native American Photo Reprints by Curtis (5)1151 - Native American Photo Reprints by Curtis (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 b/w approx 12" x 9" of Native American scenes. Nez Perce Baby, Waiting in the Forest-Cheyenne(stained), A Family Group-Noatak, Kotsuis a...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Hopi Photogravure by Roland W. Reed1152 - Hopi Photogravure by Roland W. Reed
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Roland W. Reed (1864-1934). Original photogravure--The Wood Gatherer, Hopi. Gravure Eng. Co. MPLS. 9" x 13", matted and framed 17.25"...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Two Mounted Studio Photographs of a Native American, c.1880s1153 - Two Mounted Studio Photographs of a Native American, c.1880s
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No photographer or location identified. Cabinet card sized photographs (5.5 x 4" on 7 x 5" mount) possibly of the same Native American man...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Varied Native American Lot1154 - Varied Native American Lot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Varied Native American lot includes: Tea drip spoon, beaded pin with tiny moccasins, tiny papoose on frame, tiny sterling gun and holster, tiny storyt
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to S**********r for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Vintage Photo of Native American1155 - Vintage Photo of Native American
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This vintage photo of a Native American warrior has a note written on the back to the framed piece: Photo, T. M. Swen. We can find no reference to a p
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a**********5 for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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In the Shadow of Fox Peak1156 - In the Shadow of Fox Peak
Holabird Western Americana Collections
In the Shadow of Fox Peak, and Ethnography of the Cattail Eater. Northern Paiute People of Stillwater Marsh. By Catherine Fowler. Cultural Resources S
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology1157 - Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology, 1888-89 by J. W. Powell, Director. To the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Contains "Pictur...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to r*o for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Cherokee Biographies Books (7)1158 - Cherokee Biographies Books (7)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) The Last Cherokee Warriors, paperback, by Steele; 2) The Last Cherokee Warriors, paperback, by Steele; 3) Cherokee Editor The Writings of Elias Bou
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Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Cherokee Biography Group (6)1159 - Cherokee Biography Group (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
John Ross Cherokee Chief by Moulton. Unhallowed Intrusion , A History of Cherokee Families in Forsyth County, GA by Shadburn. Eequoyah's Gift by...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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